Tomb of Athanasia from Gaza (GAZ0104)
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Title
Tomb of Athanasia from Gaza (GAZ0104)
Description
Marble tombstone with a Greek inscription for Athanasia, deceased May 12, 548 CE, from Gaza. The tombstone is decorated with palm branches and a cross (GAZ0104)
Source
Publisher
CIIP3:2478
Date
Format
Marble
Language
Identifier
GAZ0104
Funerary inscription Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
H 72cm
W 29cm
W 29cm
Diplomatic
ΑΝΕΠΑΗ
ΕΙΜΑΚΑΡ
ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΑΜΗ
ΑΡΤΕΜΗΣΙΟΥ
ΙΖΤΟΥΗΧ
ΕΤΟΥΣ (cross)
ΕΙΜΑΚΑΡ
ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΑΜΗ
ΑΡΤΕΜΗΣΙΟΥ
ΙΖΤΟΥΗΧ
ΕΤΟΥΣ (cross)
Translation
The blessed Athanasia rested on the 17th of Artemisios, in the year 608 (= 12 May 548 CE)
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP3
Translation Constituted From
CIIP3
Description
Square white marble slab with Greek inscription in six lines, with a cross at the beginning of line 1 and at the end of line 6. Above are two palm branches divided by a vase, and a cross above. The palm branches each have a star above, and the cross has a lozenge at the top.
Letters
4cm
Name 1
Selected Bibliography
CIIP3=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume III: South Coast: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.459, no.2478
Citation
“Tomb of Athanasia from Gaza (GAZ0104),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/96.